Marc Joel Atrero

D for Darling turns into D for Debt It was the darling of the aviation industry. China’s HNA Group and its flagship Hainan Airlines had become China’s fourth largest carrier, launching flights across the globe and investing a staggering $A90 billion on everything from airlines, hotels and property to airline catering businesses and banks in

How the Mirage III became the chosen one Early aircraft had an unpainted natural metal finish. The disappearing kangaroo within the RAAF fuselage roundel, as shown here positioned over an intake when the engine was running, was solved by moving the insignia forward. Sold to the Pakistan Air Force in 1990. ERIC ALLEN T he

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news Temora Happenings A major change has taken place at the Temora Aviation Museum. From July 1 the RAAF takes over ownership of 11 of the museum’s fleet of warbirds. Two aircraft at the museum are not being transferred to the arrangement, these being the Dragon Fly VH-DLO and

Is this the right time to become a pilot? Should you become a pilot? To be brutally honest, I don’t know how to answer that. Many of you asking me this already have successful careers in other industries. Starting a flying career is, in some ways, a giant step sideways, actually backwards in many aspects

Developing Habit Patterns For High Performance Part 2 – Switch Off to Switch On In last month’s article I discussed the potentially debilitating impact of regular time away from family, friends and the community in which you live. In the article, our pilot, after many years of regular international flight schedules, where the fun and

Unlocking the earth’s secrets from above To the uninitiated, low-flying helicopters with protruding booms that look like jousting lances flying back and forth over the same patch of terrain would seem an odd activity. For Australia’s Griffith-based Thomson Aviation Geophysical Survey it’s all in a day’s work. It has been doing this repetitive process over